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. >>> and president barack obama does not work to visit and see the damage from super storm sandy. the president will thank first responders who put their lives at risk and secretary of homeland security janet napolitano is working on things, 100,000 homes are still without power two weeks now after the storm hit. >>> it is veterans day and a lot of people still have the day off, it is light. >> it takes a little bit to have a few people. >> schools are out, so that will be a big difference. >> good call. i am glad pam mentioned that. let's look at what we have here with the east shore freeway. certainly people are out there, it is still good getting out to the bay bridge toll plaza and this whole thing where 250,000 plus commuters come every morning, well it is going to be okay for now. the morning commute looks good, 101 looks good on 280, -- 101 looks good and so does 280. >> we will have 30s and 40s, it is cold out there. 40s for many and a little puff of a breeze keeping temperatures up along with these higher clouds. this is a weak testimony, they are running in advance of su
. >>> and president barack obama does not work to visit and see the damage from super storm sandy. the president will thank first responders who put their lives at risk and secretary of homeland security janet napolitano is working on things, 100,000 homes are still without power two weeks now after the storm hit. >>> it is veterans day and a lot of people still have the day off, it is light. >> it takes a little bit to have a few people. >> schools are out, so...
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. >>> president obama accused politics of playing with national security. the president talked about the issue during the online google chat. >> i'm not still presiding over a war in afghanistan and i need a secretary of defense. >> oregon senators are blocking hagels confirmation vote from going forward. another vote is scheduled for february 26th when the senate comes back from a ten-daybreak. >>> the alameda county board of supervisors heard arguments for and against the use of drones at a contentious meeting. the sheriffs department wants to purchase two drones. the sheriff department says the drones would not be armed and would be useful in emergency situations but many people spoke out about the use of drones say they are worried about privacy. the supervisors made no decision at the meeting on whether to move forward with the drones. >>> air bus won't use lithium iron batteries. it's decided to revert to nickel battery. that is after battery problems on boeing 787s. the dream liner is the rival of air buses latest plane. it's expected to make its fir
. >>> president obama accused politics of playing with national security. the president talked about the issue during the online google chat. >> i'm not still presiding over a war in afghanistan and i need a secretary of defense. >> oregon senators are blocking hagels confirmation vote from going forward. another vote is scheduled for february 26th when the senate comes back from a ten-daybreak. >>> the alameda county board of supervisors heard arguments for and...
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if the house but is surrender successful, president barack obama could veto it. >>> political analysts say am are ramp has a tough task and the majority is coming close to reelecting president barack obama. congressional leaders will meet to discuss their agenda oh the coming months and they will discuss job tips. they will not be able to talk about their service today. 26 channel include nickelodeonian, comedy central and via television land. they were unable to reach an a dream before expired. chant they -- they can watch right now. >> pardon me, pam. i just realized i don't talk to anybody before i get on the air. there is your first clearing of your throat. of course it is early is you are heading east on the east shore free -- west on the east shore freeway and just passed gill man on the right-hand side, give yourself time as you make it through there. and there are no problems getting into and francis. that traffic report you are is looking pretty good >> i talk to myself on the way in, sal. the. >> the and i think the lighthouse was about 50 yet you get inland areas and around
if the house but is surrender successful, president barack obama could veto it. >>> political analysts say am are ramp has a tough task and the majority is coming close to reelecting president barack obama. congressional leaders will meet to discuss their agenda oh the coming months and they will discuss job tips. they will not be able to talk about their service today. 26 channel include nickelodeonian, comedy central and via television land. they were unable to reach an a dream...
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politics. >> his political philosophy is one of redistribution. i am not talking about people in need. >> he said it is a foreign concept and not part of the american experiences. taxpayers will no longer pay for party conventions. today they voted to eliminate the funding. the congressman says the government spent $224 million on conventions since 1976. they say it is symbolic and staged shows. the senate passed a similar bill. >>> only on 2, a new poll shows california voters are split over a measure on campaign spending. 44% oppose proposition 32 which bans unions from using payroll deductions for political uses. 18% are undecided. voters were asked about the influence that they have in california politics. 47% said they have too much influence. 32% said the right amount. 17% said it was about the right amount. >>> a group is warning about cyber attacks on banks. the group is siting credible intelligence. the group raised its threat from high to elevated. it is urging banks to do the same. it comes from the financial services information sharin
politics. >> his political philosophy is one of redistribution. i am not talking about people in need. >> he said it is a foreign concept and not part of the american experiences. taxpayers will no longer pay for party conventions. today they voted to eliminate the funding. the congressman says the government spent $224 million on conventions since 1976. they say it is symbolic and staged shows. the senate passed a similar bill. >>> only on 2, a new poll shows california...
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. >> but republicans called obama's mandate political bullying. >> and that's what it is. this is tyranny. and so for political reasons, the religious groups who differ with this are being pushed around. the media, polite society and the administration are picking on religious freedom. >> so republicans saying it was a matter of freedom religion and democrats calling it assault on women's rights. live from the news room, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a consumer group said today blue shield is hitting california customers with, quote, excessive rate increases. consumer watch dog said today blue shield will raise rates up to 14.8% for 320,000 californians. the group also claims blue shield has a surplus of more than $3.1 billion, 1,400% more than the state requires. last month consumer watch dog launched a signature drive for a bolot initiative that would force healthcare companies to justify and get state approval for rate hikes. >>> google is trying something new. they say it will make things easier for us, but it is making a lot of people angry and may spark leg
. >> but republicans called obama's mandate political bullying. >> and that's what it is. this is tyranny. and so for political reasons, the religious groups who differ with this are being pushed around. the media, polite society and the administration are picking on religious freedom. >> so republicans saying it was a matter of freedom religion and democrats calling it assault on women's rights. live from the news room, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a...
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they flew back on air force one with president barack obama last night after he spoke to a packed crowd in connecticut telling them the victims in newtown connecticut will not be forgotten. >> this is not about politics, this is about doing the right thing for all the families here who have been torn apart by gun violence. >> immigration on capitol hill, the gang ever senator will also be unveiled today. >>> and a group of high school students will join a massive immigrant rights rally and they are part of an organization called any means necessary. that same group held a rally at the plaza yesterday. they are calling for the dream act for undocumented immigrants in the u.s.a. >>> and they had a thrilling final with michigan [applauds] >> fantastic game last night. louisville bet them after kevin care shattered his tibia and they also cut down the net amount i i don't know they were going to do it but just being able to cut the nets down and celebrate with my teammates was everything to me am. >> his nape was five for five -- five for five. he won with kentucky way back in 1976. >>> the
they flew back on air force one with president barack obama last night after he spoke to a packed crowd in connecticut telling them the victims in newtown connecticut will not be forgotten. >> this is not about politics, this is about doing the right thing for all the families here who have been torn apart by gun violence. >> immigration on capitol hill, the gang ever senator will also be unveiled today. >>> and a group of high school students will join a massive immigrant...
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mostly for political reasons while 24% said he made it because he thinks it's right. >>> another big day in the sheriff ross mirkarimi race, they may hope it will help sheriff ross mirkarimi get his job back. >>> they are heading to the east bay, ktvu channel 2 morning news alex savage is there at the starting line talking to organizers. >> reporter: they will be there pedaling up mt. diablo and it is all part of stage 3 and it all starts here which is where riders will be leaving here and crews are busy prepping the starting line here in san jose. peter remains in the lead, he won stable 2 to scar valley, and today they will cruise through 3 bay area communities including walnut creek and counter coster county, and mt. diablo is a 2000-foot climb. it is one riders have been asking for, for a long time. are they crazy? why are they asking to ride up mt. diablo? >> as you said it is a reveered climb in the area and these guys like challenge and i think we have thrown one their way today. >> this is something they have been asking for. >> also, patterson past, how about the job he has
mostly for political reasons while 24% said he made it because he thinks it's right. >>> another big day in the sheriff ross mirkarimi race, they may hope it will help sheriff ross mirkarimi get his job back. >>> they are heading to the east bay, ktvu channel 2 morning news alex savage is there at the starting line talking to organizers. >> reporter: they will be there pedaling up mt. diablo and it is all part of stage 3 and it all starts here which is where riders will...
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i think mitt romney did a great job, obama looked a little off his game. i think mitt romney did a better job tonight. >> i think the winner is the president because he is the president and his opponent has to be able to say why he should be better than the incumbent and i don't think that was necessarily done tonight. >> and a debate feels 6 5% feels mitt romney won compared to 2 5% for the president. and 48% for mitt romney, compared to 2 5% for the president. >>> and fact statements you will find that on our website www.ktvu.com. >>> they will replace the death penalty with life in prison without parole. here are the -- here is the news about that. >>> and there is a dispute that happened in the city of glenn cove neighborhood. ktvu channel 2 morning news wopping wong joins us with more about the man accused of opening fire on neighbors. >> he said the sister martin he is a former marine and you can see the marine flag flying out in front of his home. the home of the toe people he shot was vallejo. i want to show you video as the coroner took the two vi
i think mitt romney did a great job, obama looked a little off his game. i think mitt romney did a better job tonight. >> i think the winner is the president because he is the president and his opponent has to be able to say why he should be better than the incumbent and i don't think that was necessarily done tonight. >> and a debate feels 6 5% feels mitt romney won compared to 2 5% for the president. and 48% for mitt romney, compared to 2 5% for the president. >>> and...
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. >> he was very polite. he said he should not be punished. as a side note, the man said he wanted to give a shout out to justin bieber and first lady ho -- and first lady michelle obama. >> that is polite. >> hey sal, i need to say good morning to lane. move to las vegas. just posted a message on my facebook page. she says i had to move to las vegas but i'm still watching you. >> you can watch anything now. but i'm really glad that she's watching. so hello. >> hello lane. it's so fun to hear from people who move and they still watch us. i love that. >> got to have it. thank you, i really appreciate that. i will do this report even though the traffic in las vegas is different. let's go outside and take a look at some of the pictures. not bad here as you drive to the bay bridge toll plaza. it does look pretty good westbound coming into san francisco. if you are driving on interstate 880 north and southbound, it has been a very nice drive. north and southbound 880 looks good heading all the way down to highway 92. and the morning commute continu
. >> he was very polite. he said he should not be punished. as a side note, the man said he wanted to give a shout out to justin bieber and first lady ho -- and first lady michelle obama. >> that is polite. >> hey sal, i need to say good morning to lane. move to las vegas. just posted a message on my facebook page. she says i had to move to las vegas but i'm still watching you. >> you can watch anything now. but i'm really glad that she's watching. so hello. >>...
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. >> only politics. we have a great bill, and i think we have a good chance, but it's only politics. >> president trump is now demanding a make-or-break vote on friday afternoon and is threatening to leave obama care in place if it fails to pass tomorrow. >> how many republican votes are needed? >> paul ryan is confident but the votes aren't a lock. at this time, the gop is about 30 votes short, but at this time, those votes will swing to yes if there's adjustments to the bill. >>> the president took to twitter earlier to express his frustration. he tweeted quote the following. te the following. in respond, california senator tweeted back the following. >> congressional budget office weighed in and according to the nonpartisan analysis, under the revised gop plan, 24 million will lose healthcare coverage, the same number that the cbo provided before the members made changes to the bill. but there's a big change to the amount of money that the plan would save the federal government. the new estimate is th
. >> only politics. we have a great bill, and i think we have a good chance, but it's only politics. >> president trump is now demanding a make-or-break vote on friday afternoon and is threatening to leave obama care in place if it fails to pass tomorrow. >> how many republican votes are needed? >> paul ryan is confident but the votes aren't a lock. at this time, the gop is about 30 votes short, but at this time, those votes will swing to yes if there's adjustments to...
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. >> i been looking at the twitter responses from across the political universe. it looks like if you are an r, like what your guy did. if you are a d, you like what your guy did. >> this debate did not move the needle very much. it showed a liberal democrats that president obama is ready to fight. mittmitt romney was trying to py a lot of those attacks. >> our coverage continues on the fox broadcasting work on beyond, right after this. >> debate number 2 for the presidential candidate is in the bucks. a decidedly different president obama tonight. democrats complained the president was a little too soft in the first and a hope he would come not aggressively tonight. if your idea of a good debate is to a man standing up sometimes in each other's personal space are doing on top of each other, sometimes with, sometimes against the moderator, tonight was a night for you. next is foreign-policy. continuing coverage on the station and your late local news. news. . >> good evening, i'm frank some mer ville. it was president obama versus mitt romney part 2. with democrat
. >> i been looking at the twitter responses from across the political universe. it looks like if you are an r, like what your guy did. if you are a d, you like what your guy did. >> this debate did not move the needle very much. it showed a liberal democrats that president obama is ready to fight. mittmitt romney was trying to py a lot of those attacks. >> our coverage continues on the fox broadcasting work on beyond, right after this. >> debate number 2 for the...
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steph curry and obama together under one roof. the event coming to oakland that will bring them all together. >>> the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics, or ridiculous partisan investigations. >> a warning from the president to democrats, the response from lawmakers about the state of the union address. >>> welcome back. president obama will be in oakland to host a national gathering of my brothers keepers. >> john legend will be among the speakers. amber lee spoke with the organizers of the event. >> at the california rowing club, young people from east oakland are on a field trip, learning about empowerment. african-american rowers and mentors and telling them about possibilities and opportunities. arrested from the violence experienced by young men of color. >> a couple of weeks ago, a friend was shot on 73rd. it is a recurring thing with violence. >> the east room of the white house, we launched the my brothers keeper initiative. >> reporter: they created by keepers alliance after the trayvon martin shootin
steph curry and obama together under one roof. the event coming to oakland that will bring them all together. >>> the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics, or ridiculous partisan investigations. >> a warning from the president to democrats, the response from lawmakers about the state of the union address. >>> welcome back. president obama will be in oakland to host a national gathering of my brothers keepers. >> john legend will be among the...
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president obama has been making the rounds for democrats. >> got to vote. this is stripeful. i've got a simple message. we've got to vote. >> political analysts say the outcome of the election may depend on which party can get more people to the polls. only 40% of eligible voters are expected to turn out. >>> gas prices have hit a four- year low across the country. the average price for a gallon of regular is $2.98. prices in the bay area are higher. but they are down sharply from last summer. in san francisco regular is $3.47. it's $3.44 in oakland and san jose. >> this morning the city of walnut creek will kick off walk to school week. the event will begin with a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate a new pedestrian and bike path. it will go from walnut height elementary school to clark and court. the project started in if august and is expected to be finished sometime later this month. >> that is so great. i heard from teachers. they notice the difference. they are alert and ready. >>> 4:38 is the time. even though the new bay bridge has been in use for more than a year, t
president obama has been making the rounds for democrats. >> got to vote. this is stripeful. i've got a simple message. we've got to vote. >> political analysts say the outcome of the election may depend on which party can get more people to the polls. only 40% of eligible voters are expected to turn out. >>> gas prices have hit a four- year low across the country. the average price for a gallon of regular is $2.98. prices in the bay area are higher. but they are down...
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. >> mandela has suffered from political illness since he was a political prisoner. p president barack obama is scheduled to visit south africa on friday. >>> time now 4:34, the winner of this year's boston marathon gives this year's gift boston bombings. >>> and more on the new carpool lanes, they are on a 4-mile stretch into mill -- milpitas lane and this is the first commute day that the chp will be enforcing new rules for the new lanes it is expected to reducing crowding and janine de la vega will have a live report coming up. it you will not have to deal with that and this will be obviously where we will have cross bound and it heads out to the maze, traffic is moving well at the way bridge toll flag is a and there are no major problems on 280 northbound whatp hand it is dry will -- well examine speed. we have tweet until poem testify. it is just crazy warm and we have a south wind and there is no real kicker in the atmosphere, we have to wait until we get a ripple in the jetstream and that looks like it will happen and now there could be some and there could be
. >> mandela has suffered from political illness since he was a political prisoner. p president barack obama is scheduled to visit south africa on friday. >>> time now 4:34, the winner of this year's boston marathon gives this year's gift boston bombings. >>> and more on the new carpool lanes, they are on a 4-mile stretch into mill -- milpitas lane and this is the first commute day that the chp will be enforcing new rules for the new lanes it is expected to reducing...
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. >> the question for us as a congress is did the obama administration ease unmasking as a political weapon? that's the question i want to answer. >> the former campaign chairman serving a prison sen sense has been sent home to find the rest of his sentence during the coronavirus concerns. in washington, ktvu fox 2 news. >> about 130 million americans receive payments after the first rounds went out to recipients via direct deposit which is the fast way to get the payments out. the irs is urging anyone who has not received a payment to add their banking information to the agencies. >>> a new study says smoking can nearly double your chances of severe covid-19 outcomes if you catch the virus. >> it's whether they go icu. >> about 18.4% of patients got worse and those with a history of smoking had doubles the risk of disease regression. they published a hypothesis that nicotine may help protect people from the coronavirus. it showed the percentage of smokers with covid-19 was far less than the percentage of smokers in the overall population. they also found fewer smokers with covid-19.
. >> the question for us as a congress is did the obama administration ease unmasking as a political weapon? that's the question i want to answer. >> the former campaign chairman serving a prison sen sense has been sent home to find the rest of his sentence during the coronavirus concerns. in washington, ktvu fox 2 news. >> about 130 million americans receive payments after the first rounds went out to recipients via direct deposit which is the fast way to get the payments...
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be leaders yet not play politics with the disaster. >> i think president obama could be benefited from this. >> reporter: uc berkeley political science professor lin says voters even now are not paying a great deal of attention to the campaign on tv. sandy could change that. >> this is the kind of news event that will turn voters on. they'll be watching the news, they'll see the candidates but will see obama acting as president. >> reporter: the vice president tried to reenforce that imagine. >> i've never seen a guy so focused. >> reporter: governor romney turned a campaign rally in ohio into a storm relief drive. >> romney is in a tougher situation. he has to appear like he's not campaigning and yet he still needs to be in the news. >> would you eliminate fema if you before president? >> reporter: romney was peppered with questions of his plan to end fema. >> if mistakes are made, people will note them and it could hurt them. >> reporter: what would sandy's impact be on the election pundents on the days after the election. it could take historians months, days or years to truly sort
be leaders yet not play politics with the disaster. >> i think president obama could be benefited from this. >> reporter: uc berkeley political science professor lin says voters even now are not paying a great deal of attention to the campaign on tv. sandy could change that. >> this is the kind of news event that will turn voters on. they'll be watching the news, they'll see the candidates but will see obama acting as president. >> reporter: the vice president tried to...
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she believes president obama broke a commitment to respect state laws allowing dispensaries. >>> state and federal agents made a major marijuana bust. they hauled off about 150 marijuana plants from farmlands southeast of sacramento. old horse stables were converted into marijuana processing statements. they also found a meth lab hidden beneath the animal stalls. >> we believe they've been making here and converting it. >> agents seized about 10 pounds of crystal meth. they believe the raw product came from mexico. 11 fashionables were arrested this that -- nationals were arrested in that raid. they also found children they were taken into child protective custody. >>> a woman was sexual assaulted a lalay -- vallejo. he threatened here with a gun before sexual assaulting her. he was arrested at his home right near the scene of the crime. >>> bart has become the first transit agency to install an early warning system that can detect major earthquakes seconds before they happen. the system was developed with the help of scientists from u.s. berkeley. once an earthquake is detected, an al
she believes president obama broke a commitment to respect state laws allowing dispensaries. >>> state and federal agents made a major marijuana bust. they hauled off about 150 marijuana plants from farmlands southeast of sacramento. old horse stables were converted into marijuana processing statements. they also found a meth lab hidden beneath the animal stalls. >> we believe they've been making here and converting it. >> agents seized about 10 pounds of crystal meth. they...
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the time something prompting criticism from republicans who say president obama is playing politics with the country's oil reserves which are supposed to be used for emergencies. now, the reason that the stock dropped so much is because the market was reamounting to the latest weekly job numbers that came out early this morning. 429,000 people filed for first- time unemployment benefits last week. that is 9,000 more than the week before and higher than economists had forecasts. continuing claims fell by 1,000 with 3.7 million americans still receiving some form of unemployment insurance. >>> some angry bird are claiming their territory at a los angeles area starbucks coffee shop. >> there you go. >> a handful of customers are being attacked as the birds usually swoop in and sometimes peck some patrons on the head. >> now when i walk, i already like -- i know. i am like whatever. >> i chose that trash can to throw away my trashes and it just pecked the back of my head. i could feel its feed. >> animal experts say they have just likely protecting their offspring and nesting. >>> tonight at
the time something prompting criticism from republicans who say president obama is playing politics with the country's oil reserves which are supposed to be used for emergencies. now, the reason that the stock dropped so much is because the market was reamounting to the latest weekly job numbers that came out early this morning. 429,000 people filed for first- time unemployment benefits last week. that is 9,000 more than the week before and higher than economists had forecasts. continuing...
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and there is no reason to block it besides pure partisan politics. >> he addressed the issue after a meeting with the economic advisors. president obama says he wants congress to approve the legislation quickly when lawmakers get back from their summer recess next month. >>> tomorrow the president will address the nation from the oval office about the end of combat operations in iraq. we'll have live coverage of his address at 5:00 tomorrow night. >>> just one day before the end of this year's legislative session lawmakers are prepared 8vsmotions z trying to pass a new budget. democratting and republican party leaders say tomorrow there will be vote on the opposing budget plans but neither proposal is expected to get two thirds vote needed to pass. this is now the fourth longst delay in getting a state budget in california history. if nothing is passed by this friday it will be the third latest budget on record. >>> food and drug administration released third findings in the on-going investigation of two iowa farms linked to the tainted egg recall. reports say both farms have g9éq
and there is no reason to block it besides pure partisan politics. >> he addressed the issue after a meeting with the economic advisors. president obama says he wants congress to approve the legislation quickly when lawmakers get back from their summer recess next month. >>> tomorrow the president will address the nation from the oval office about the end of combat operations in iraq. we'll have live coverage of his address at 5:00 tomorrow night. >>> just one day before...
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they have been launching attacks in afghanistan taking advantage of political uncertain city most are scheduled for the i had -- end of this year. we have the obama administration administrations plans and congress is on a tight schedule to am respond for a tight legislation and they are scheduled to wrap up work friday before november's mid-directions and could did be changed as though am this is the goal to get everybody to run a 4 minute mile while running less again grow. >> it would be the difference between life and death and if you can get in and out faster than any he have your enemy and it is funded through a grand and some kids are going, well i could use that in p.e. or smoke everybody. how is looking and if you are driving to the bay bridge, and ease into the morning commute and no problems on the bridges and traffic continues to look good in both directions past hollywood. and as you drive through on 580 and getting over to the side, here is steve. >>> nothing crazy here, and the e-mails, face -- facebook comments, light rain north bay north but again this will not be unt
they have been launching attacks in afghanistan taking advantage of political uncertain city most are scheduled for the i had -- end of this year. we have the obama administration administrations plans and congress is on a tight schedule to am respond for a tight legislation and they are scheduled to wrap up work friday before november's mid-directions and could did be changed as though am this is the goal to get everybody to run a 4 minute mile while running less again grow. >> it would...
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he stopped a practice that called for political groups and the tea party and the occupied movement to get greater scrutiny. he is also expected to face questions about a report he issued that found no intentional wrongdoing by anybody at the internal revenue service. >>> search crews near new zeal land are looking for many aboard a missing yacht. it left northern new zealand three weeks ago and it was scheduled to arrive later this week but family members have not heard anything on board and they may have been caught under which saw waves of 26 feet. >> a hike around a bigger beach with a rescue operation, these are pictures from news chopper 2 when firefighters came to the aid of a woman who fell halfway down the hill. she was able to climb back up and you can see it is not known why she fell in the first place. >>> and this morning at 11:00 a.m., governor jerry brown will sign a new state budget forthcoming fiscal year is a spending plan that ends years of deficits. the governor's funding formula for public schools is a way to help close the gap and they have highs and lows of in
he stopped a practice that called for political groups and the tea party and the occupied movement to get greater scrutiny. he is also expected to face questions about a report he issued that found no intentional wrongdoing by anybody at the internal revenue service. >>> search crews near new zeal land are looking for many aboard a missing yacht. it left northern new zealand three weeks ago and it was scheduled to arrive later this week but family members have not heard anything on...
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. >>> time to stop holding those laid off in this recession hostage to politics. >> president obama is urging to focus on helping people struggling during the recession. >>> social welfare agencies and the highway patrol are trying to get more than 100 homeless people out of the transbay terminal. demolition about gee gin august 7th for a seven-year project to build a new train and bus terminal in downtown san francisco. the building at 1st and mission has become a place to sleep for about 140 homeless people every night. >>> important changes took effect today for carpoolers at the golden gate bridge. cash is no longer accepted for the carpool fee. instead drivers have to use fastrack to pay the $3 toll. carpoolers also have to stop so a collector can verify the vehicle has the required number of occupants. if carpool drivers use the regular lanes, they will be chargethe full $5 fastrack toll. > late this morning, san jose police announced 11 people have been arrested in a bay area- wide investigation into child pornography being distributed on the internet. investigators displayed ph
. >>> time to stop holding those laid off in this recession hostage to politics. >> president obama is urging to focus on helping people struggling during the recession. >>> social welfare agencies and the highway patrol are trying to get more than 100 homeless people out of the transbay terminal. demolition about gee gin august 7th for a seven-year project to build a new train and bus terminal in downtown san francisco. the building at 1st and mission has become a place...
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and president obama calls the lawsuit a political stunt by republicans. >> i've got a better idea. do something. if you are mad at me for helping people on my own, let's team up. let's pass some bills. >> what we are talking about here are place where the president is rewriting law to make it fit his own needs. >> the house rules committee has disfiled a ruling next -- has filed a ruling next week. >>> the united nations scheduled today's meeting even before the current immigration crisis on the u.s. border. officials from the united states, mexico, and central america are attending. the u.n. high commissioner for refugees called this meeting to update a 30 year declaration a 30-year-old declaration on the obligation that nations have to help refugees. the u.n. is encouraging the u.s. to look at least some of the central american imgrants as refugees because of the violence in their home countries. meantime the u.s. border patrol says it will no longer fly plane loads of immigrants from texas to san diego to be processed. the border patrol says recent antiimmigration protests in mu
and president obama calls the lawsuit a political stunt by republicans. >> i've got a better idea. do something. if you are mad at me for helping people on my own, let's team up. let's pass some bills. >> what we are talking about here are place where the president is rewriting law to make it fit his own needs. >> the house rules committee has disfiled a ruling next -- has filed a ruling next week. >>> the united nations scheduled today's meeting even before the...
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now in an interview on 60 minutes, president barack obama said the situation calls for military and political solutions. they overrest mated their ability to fight the group. >>> and ground troops going to the middle east conflict, it 2 active troops asked in your opinion do you think the military should send a substantial amount of troops, 40% responded no. >>> and they say it triggered a crash and almost killed her two young sons. police say a man in a truck was robbed and shot. he was trying to get away when he lost control and crashed into a home a father and son said a woman came running out screaming for help. >> there was dust everywhere, she said, there is kids in the house, my kids are in the house. >> the women and the kids made it out safely. the truck drier who was shot is in recovery. they are still looking for the man who -- they have identified the man the -- the during was drown. she was microtripped and traced to a sacramento woman. the man was supposed to take the dog to an animal shelter. >>> they found more than 100 fish, the fish will be studied to try to figure out what
now in an interview on 60 minutes, president barack obama said the situation calls for military and political solutions. they overrest mated their ability to fight the group. >>> and ground troops going to the middle east conflict, it 2 active troops asked in your opinion do you think the military should send a substantial amount of troops, 40% responded no. >>> and they say it triggered a crash and almost killed her two young sons. police say a man in a truck was robbed and...
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. >> reporter: president obama will also have his share of protesters on both sides of the political spectrum. tea party protesters will be at the facebook event and liberals who are against the war and spending cuts will be protesting right here outside of this fundraiser. in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, here's a look at the president's bay area schedule. the facebook town hall will be streamed live from palo alto at 1:45. then he will be attending a private fund raising dinner and making an appearance at the masonic auditorium that starts at 8:00 p.m. the president will then head to reno. >>> and the talk with politics will take a step forward with president obama's town hall. mitt romney did it with a twitt and governor jerry brown fought his budget battle on you tube. coming up at 6:30. why politics is going online more and more and what it could mean for the 2012 campaign. >>> we'll be tracking president obama's visit on our website. we'll carry his arrival right here on ktvu channel 2. the president is scheduled to touch down at 1:00.
. >> reporter: president obama will also have his share of protesters on both sides of the political spectrum. tea party protesters will be at the facebook event and liberals who are against the war and spending cuts will be protesting right here outside of this fundraiser. in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, here's a look at the president's bay area schedule. the facebook town hall will be streamed live from palo alto at 1:45. then he will...
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president obama returns to politics -- returns to washington. >>> today a disabled man is facing eviction and foreclosure from his home of 26 years. leonard wilson refinanced his home a few years ago to pay for a new roof. now he's in foreclosure and faces eviction as early as today. wilson has sued the lender for fraud because his signature is not on some of the documents. he says he's ready if sheriff deputies arrive to remove him. >> i'm gonna stand behind that door and tell them they gotta pull me out of here. if i sit outside, they have to take this wheelchair and sit me in it, in the cold with no place to go. >> an attorney for the lender says hmc tried to modify the loan but that wilson does not have enough win um -- income. hmc said he could move into an apartment in the same building. >>> automatic wear main break that caused a mess in downtown berkeley last night is still a mystery. it took more than six hours for crews to remare -- repair a six- inch main that broke last night at 5:00. this is last night as water gushed down the street. bun merchant said he lost $5,000 worth of
president obama returns to politics -- returns to washington. >>> today a disabled man is facing eviction and foreclosure from his home of 26 years. leonard wilson refinanced his home a few years ago to pay for a new roof. now he's in foreclosure and faces eviction as early as today. wilson has sued the lender for fraud because his signature is not on some of the documents. he says he's ready if sheriff deputies arrive to remove him. >> i'm gonna stand behind that door and tell...
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the president said the only thing standing in the way of immigration reform is politics. president barack obama also told the networks that latino turnout is the driving factor making republicans more open to an immigration bill. the president won 71% of the latino vote compared to 27% for mitt romney. >>> many support illegal immigrants. they say they should keep their jobs and even havely get -- eventually get legal residency. there are more than 2 million illegal immigrants living right here in california. >>> it will not take long for people to realize the big game means big business. now we caught up with some 49ers fans and they expect to spend 1,200 thousand -- 100,000. >> $950. >> 950 bucks for a cap? >> yes. >> well you owe your folks, don't you. >> finding restaurants with open tables are often difficult. many guests will see their room rates double starting today. >>> and they are teaming up to crack down on counterfeit money merchandise. and they will announce operation red zone to escape football gear. >>> now on the defensive. chris is apologizing after anti
the president said the only thing standing in the way of immigration reform is politics. president barack obama also told the networks that latino turnout is the driving factor making republicans more open to an immigration bill. the president won 71% of the latino vote compared to 27% for mitt romney. >>> many support illegal immigrants. they say they should keep their jobs and even havely get -- eventually get legal residency. there are more than 2 million illegal immigrants living...
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at this point we are done with the polite speeches. we need a little more facts and hard core details. there are too many issues that are pressing for such a super official speech. >> i was surprised. i was ready for him to rate the republicans as he's done in the past. and he didn't do that. which i found just odd when i compare it to the rest of his speeches. >> one thing we also heard from the people at the watch party is the desire for more accountability from both parties. we have more on the president's state of the union speech on our website at ktvu.com. you can find it in the hot tonics section and includes our interview with san francisco mayor ed lee. >>> first lady michelle obama is scheduled to arrive in the bay area this week. today she is traveling to los angeles and then on to san francisco for events tomorrow and friday. the fit ladies itinerary includes top fundraisers and a lunch with house minority leader nancy pelosi. this morning president obama is heading to a costco store in maryland to illustrate one of the poi
at this point we are done with the polite speeches. we need a little more facts and hard core details. there are too many issues that are pressing for such a super official speech. >> i was surprised. i was ready for him to rate the republicans as he's done in the past. and he didn't do that. which i found just odd when i compare it to the rest of his speeches. >> one thing we also heard from the people at the watch party is the desire for more accountability from both parties. we...
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he's expected to share how social media has played a key role in the political divisions. mr obama says he's been sitting down with academics, researchers , industry leaders and former regulators coming up sky high hopes of making money from the budding marijuana industry going up in smoke for some people on the sport 20 holiday everybody who tried to go legal is likely to go bankrupt dispensary struggling to stay afloat from robberies to high taxes, the challenges they are facing up next and rain hitting the bay area right now. chief meteorologist bill martin unog marijuana and people in new jersey will miss the festivities by one day. legal recreational pot goes on sale in that state tomorrow. state officials say they didn't want to allow legal sales on 4 20 because of the logistical challenges for dispensaries and city officials having to organize sanctions celebrations. here in california . right now, there are about 900 dispensaries open for business, but for many making a profit can be difficult. ktvu henry lee talked with one dispensary owner in oakland, who has bee
he's expected to share how social media has played a key role in the political divisions. mr obama says he's been sitting down with academics, researchers , industry leaders and former regulators coming up sky high hopes of making money from the budding marijuana industry going up in smoke for some people on the sport 20 holiday everybody who tried to go legal is likely to go bankrupt dispensary struggling to stay afloat from robberies to high taxes, the challenges they are facing up next and...
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for more go to ktvu.com and click on the politics tab. >>> president obama says there are several ways to solve the debt ceiling crisis but it has to be a partisan solution and it has to happen fast. the president is urging democrats and republicans in the senate to come together on a plan that can pass the house and one that he can sign. he spoke at the white house as a bill written by house speaker john boehner failed to muster enough votes by gop members who say the bill does not go far enough. >> the debt ceiling does not determine how much more money we can spend. it simply authorizes us to pay the bills we already have racked up. it gives the united states of america the ability to keep its word. >> boehner is revising his bill to raise the debt limit and cut spending along with a requirement that during a second debt ceiling increase congress submit a balanced budget. harry reid is also pushing forward on a rival measure and a showdown vote on sunday. >>> a fund-raising car wash is scheduled tomorrow for missing nursing student michelle le, a few days after a rally in her honor,
for more go to ktvu.com and click on the politics tab. >>> president obama says there are several ways to solve the debt ceiling crisis but it has to be a partisan solution and it has to happen fast. the president is urging democrats and republicans in the senate to come together on a plan that can pass the house and one that he can sign. he spoke at the white house as a bill written by house speaker john boehner failed to muster enough votes by gop members who say the bill does not go...
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is attempting to fill his cabinet with not good candidates but republicans say they helped president obama fill his cabinet with a spokesman, mitch mcconnell saying the senate confirmed 7 of his nominees on day one. and nearly all were confirmed within two weeks. senator suremer approved of this approach at the time. mr. trump's white house white house candidate sean spicer reports. >> taking office is sad and i think chuck schumer understands that there's a difference between opposing people on policy and allowing the president to have the constitutional right to choose his cabinet as long as they are qualified and each one of these people are unbelievably qualified to serve. >>> one thing that democrats want are the financial records of the 8 nominees that they plan to slow down especially second of state designee rex tillerson. >> the highest members may face the most resistance and that is the v.a. and agricultural department unfailed. the transmission official says that the leading contender for that agricultural job is senator perdue. >>> it is legal for recreational pot users to lig
is attempting to fill his cabinet with not good candidates but republicans say they helped president obama fill his cabinet with a spokesman, mitch mcconnell saying the senate confirmed 7 of his nominees on day one. and nearly all were confirmed within two weeks. senator suremer approved of this approach at the time. mr. trump's white house white house candidate sean spicer reports. >> taking office is sad and i think chuck schumer understands that there's a difference between opposing...
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president obama arrives this afternoon here in the bay area. he will be raising money for democratic candidates again. alex savidge is live in san francisco now with the reason political experts say the president is raising money for the candidates but he's not appearing with them very often before the november election. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, to you. the president is trying to give democrats a boost ahead of the midterm elections next month. to that end will be attending a fundraiser later on tonight. some of the guests ha will on hand will shell out as much as $30,000 to get inside. and tomorrow the president will hold another fundraiser. he spent a lot of time in california and a lot of time fund raising all across the country. one political analyst we talked to said the president has held more than 80 fundraisers. the goal is to bring in as much cash as possible with democrats hoping to regain control of the house which seals to be a tall order at this point. yesterday during his visit to l.a. the president dropped b
president obama arrives this afternoon here in the bay area. he will be raising money for democratic candidates again. alex savidge is live in san francisco now with the reason political experts say the president is raising money for the candidates but he's not appearing with them very often before the november election. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, to you. the president is trying to give democrats a boost ahead of the midterm elections next month. to that end will be...
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but the attacks on president obama go beyond what is usual. there's something really poisonous in there. >> reporter: the governor made those remarks this morning at the legislative black caucus annual martin luther king breakfast in sacramento. he urged everyone to honor the legacy of dr. king by using less hostile and polarizing tone. >>> and we haven't seen much of whitman since she lost the governor race. she is expected to make her first public appearance later this month at a woman's conference. >>> and schmidt, google chairman is expected to step down and leaving the position to page. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee and oakland mayor gene quan spent the day in washington, d.c. last night. president obama invited the two and said the meeting had importance. >> the >> mayor quan said it was quite an affair. >> there were actors and intellectuals and musicians. i had a long conversation with yoyo ma and i'm a big the fan of his. >>> state senator leland yee calls for an apology from rush limbaugh. this after the commentator mocked china's p
but the attacks on president obama go beyond what is usual. there's something really poisonous in there. >> reporter: the governor made those remarks this morning at the legislative black caucus annual martin luther king breakfast in sacramento. he urged everyone to honor the legacy of dr. king by using less hostile and polarizing tone. >>> and we haven't seen much of whitman since she lost the governor race. she is expected to make her first public appearance later this month at...
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. >>> a book critical of president obama by a political author is due to go on sale today. in the book called the amateur author edward cline says president obama has made a secret deal to support hillary clinton if she runs for president in 2016. cline says the bill is pay back for bill clinton's presidential bid for barack obama. >> sal castaneda. >> we do have slow traffic in one of the key spots the bay bridge. 25-30 minute delay. certainly not a lighter than usual delay. once you get on the bridge it does look good. big construction delay northbound 101 on the peninsula near the airport. avoid 101. use 280 instead. now let's go to steve. >> thank you. we do have a bigger fog bank. it will be cooler today. temperatures will slide in. 60s and 70s and 80s. overall cooler for many. >> thank you. >>> coming up on mornings on 2. a shooting outside of a oakland nightclub sends three people to the hospital. how a witness came to the aid of one of the victims. >>> delay for months on the richmond san rafael bridge. it's looking okay now. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with t
. >>> a book critical of president obama by a political author is due to go on sale today. in the book called the amateur author edward cline says president obama has made a secret deal to support hillary clinton if she runs for president in 2016. cline says the bill is pay back for bill clinton's presidential bid for barack obama. >> sal castaneda. >> we do have slow traffic in one of the key spots the bay bridge. 25-30 minute delay. certainly not a lighter than usual...
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harvey weinstein is a prominent fundraiser for the obama campaign. they say the timing is not to be believed political. >>> skyrocketing gas places may not come down any time soon. the fire at the chevron refinery at richmond and power refinery lowered supply caused the average price for regular in the state to jump 36-cents in a week. the highest prices are in the los angeles area where some stations are charging as much as $5.69 war gallon. drivers are paying as much as $4.60 in san francisco. $4.54 in san jose. >>> 4:36 is the time. sal, i know when i see the ending number to fill up my car. you know when it's up. >> i know when it's up. it's gone occupy $0.30 in the last two days. i'm walking. >> i'm riding my beach cruiser. >> there you go. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute. traffic is moving along pretty well. i know you can't walk many times so let's take a look at the roads. 80 westbound that looks pretty good. if you drive early if you want to save on gas, don't do any idling in slow traffic. right now is a good time
harvey weinstein is a prominent fundraiser for the obama campaign. they say the timing is not to be believed political. >>> skyrocketing gas places may not come down any time soon. the fire at the chevron refinery at richmond and power refinery lowered supply caused the average price for regular in the state to jump 36-cents in a week. the highest prices are in the los angeles area where some stations are charging as much as $5.69 war gallon. drivers are paying as much as $4.60 in san...
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president obama will deliver an address on the iraq war tonight. he set an august 30th deadline to lowering the number of troops in iraq to 50,000. >>> also this morning, president obama spoke about the economy and called for a so- called attack on the lingering recession. he delivered his comments from the rose garden saying congress needs to pass a bill that's been under debate for four months. it's an aid package that would provide tax cuts and tax incentives. the president says it would give business owners the hiring power they need. >> i ask senate republicans to stop the blockade. the people who sent us here expect us to get things done and improve this economy. >> he addressed the issue after meeting with his economic advisers. he wants congress to approve this quickly. >>> the federal government wants to change the stickers you get on those new cars you buy. the new requirement would include not only the gasoline mile age but also a rating for gasoline usage and they would have a letter rating, from a- plus to d. >>> gasoline prices have d
president obama will deliver an address on the iraq war tonight. he set an august 30th deadline to lowering the number of troops in iraq to 50,000. >>> also this morning, president obama spoke about the economy and called for a so- called attack on the lingering recession. he delivered his comments from the rose garden saying congress needs to pass a bill that's been under debate for four months. it's an aid package that would provide tax cuts and tax incentives. the president says it...
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his first stop see ale where he's attending a political fundraiser and later to los angeles us to the home of george clooney. back in washington his change of heart on same sex marriage may be energizing liberals and social conservatives. >> i think the missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle when it comes to the enthusiasm issue behind the romney campaign may have been handed to him yesterday by the president. >> i think what he did was to advance the cause of civil rights in such a personal, as well as presidential way. >> a recent pole say 52% of americans believe same sex marriage should be legal. >>> who leaked details about the foiled al-qaeda plot targeting u.s. airlines and having reportedly launched an investigation. news reports disclosed that a would-be suicide bomber was actually a double agent working with the cia and saudi intelligence agencies, and had unveiled the attack. one lawmaker says the leak disrupted a sensitive on going intelligence operation. >>> new details and photos of a massive fire in the south bay this morning. >>> the cooling trend continues. will lower tempe
his first stop see ale where he's attending a political fundraiser and later to los angeles us to the home of george clooney. back in washington his change of heart on same sex marriage may be energizing liberals and social conservatives. >> i think the missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle when it comes to the enthusiasm issue behind the romney campaign may have been handed to him yesterday by the president. >> i think what he did was to advance the cause of civil rights in such a...
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. >> the point is with and annualist distraction of political posturing and phoney scandals and lord knows what, washington keeps taking its eye off the ball. >> the white house says mr. obama plans several more similar speeches over the next few weeks, each focusing on specific aspects of the economy. >>> we have new video this noontime of a car that crashed into a salon this morning in campbell. it happened before 9:30 this morning at top cuts plus in the shopping center on winchester boulevard. police tell as 92-year-old woman was parked in front of the salon, when she got ready to leave she hit the gas instead of the brake and crashed into the entrance. four to 5 people were inside at the time. >> nobody hurt so that was good, a couple of minutes earlier maybe a couple of people might have gotten hurt. >> the salon is still open for business. but they are directed to a back entrance. the driver was allowed to drive home. >>> the oakland council could take action against its own. they could take action against her, the violated rules because of that. there is no specific penalty a
. >> the point is with and annualist distraction of political posturing and phoney scandals and lord knows what, washington keeps taking its eye off the ball. >> the white house says mr. obama plans several more similar speeches over the next few weeks, each focusing on specific aspects of the economy. >>> we have new video this noontime of a car that crashed into a salon this morning in campbell. it happened before 9:30 this morning at top cuts plus in the shopping center...
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president obama asked congress for $2 billion to fight the virus. there are no known cases of the virus being transmitted by mosquitoes in the u.s. but 50 people who have traveled to the hot zone in latin america have confirmed cases. republican leaders in congress say there's no need to allocate separate money to fight the zika virus. >> there's money left appropriated for ebola. but it was ebola and other infectious diseases so there's no immediate shortage of money for the administration to do what they think needs to be done. >> health and human services secretary sylvia burwell says the money is needed to finish the job against ebola. and health officials want to fight both diseases and that's what should be done. >>> we have funding, experts say it's likely to take five years before there's a vaccine against the zika virus. a san diego company is taking what they already know about the virus in the same family and using that as a starting point. they don't have the live zika virus to work with. they'll sure it will have unusual characteristics
president obama asked congress for $2 billion to fight the virus. there are no known cases of the virus being transmitted by mosquitoes in the u.s. but 50 people who have traveled to the hot zone in latin america have confirmed cases. republican leaders in congress say there's no need to allocate separate money to fight the zika virus. >> there's money left appropriated for ebola. but it was ebola and other infectious diseases so there's no immediate shortage of money for the...
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. >> president obama today praised the release of one of the word's most prominent political prisons. myanmar's aung san suu kyi was released after years of house arrest, but her supporters are worried that her freedom will be short-lived. april williams are more. >> reporter: a prison in her own home no more. saturday myanmar's metalry regime released democratic- activist aung san suu kyi from house arrest, which she has been under for 15 of the past 21 years. members of her national league for democracy party now hope for the best with suu kyi free. >> we really want her to come back to the party. she will be the leader of the national league for democracy. >> reporter: the release of the nobel peace prize laureate comes and critics blasted the ballot as rigged and international monitors and media were not allowed in to ocean. one of suu kyi's attorneys say she should never have been detained and sought to put her release in perspective. >> we're dealing are a brutal dictatorship and ultimately they have the ability to arbitrarily detain her, arrest her orb imprison her at any time.
. >> president obama today praised the release of one of the word's most prominent political prisons. myanmar's aung san suu kyi was released after years of house arrest, but her supporters are worried that her freedom will be short-lived. april williams are more. >> reporter: a prison in her own home no more. saturday myanmar's metalry regime released democratic- activist aung san suu kyi from house arrest, which she has been under for 15 of the past 21 years. members of her...
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. >> today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. [ cheering and applause ] >> mr. obama also said after losing 800,000 jobs a month when he took office, businesses have now added 5.2 million new jobs over the past two and a half years. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is also campaigning in virginia and says the drop in the unemployment rate is insignificant and not a sign of what he calls real economic recovery. romney says the president really made the economy worse according to governor romney, the numbers are deceptive in part because some people have quit looking for work. >> the truth is if the same share of people were participating in the workforce today as on the day the president got elected unemployment rate would be around 11%. that's the real reality of what's happening out there. >> romney is backtracking on controversial remarks dismissing 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes. in an interview last night on fox news
. >> today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. [ cheering and applause ] >> mr. obama also said after losing 800,000 jobs a month when he took office, businesses have now added 5.2 million new jobs over the past two and a half years. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is also campaigning in virginia and says the drop in the unemployment rate...
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. >> but an advisor to president obama's campaign says this is not a political move. he says it's a reaction to republican failure to pass the dream act which romney said he's against. >>> china joined the elite space program early this morning. the spacecraft which carries a crew of three including the first woman in space docked with an unmanned space laboratory. it makes the first to have a piloted spacecraft dock with another craft in space. the u.s. did it 46 years ago. the space flight is considered a key step to china billing its own space station by 2020. >>> microsoft is acting a lot like apple. they have scheduled a major announcement for this afternoon in los angeles but won't reveal the exact time or location until later this morning. and it's not releasing any information about the topic. but several sources report microsoft will introduce a new tablet. it will use the same class of ships as the ipad. microsoft is not commenting on that. >>> it's almost 4:50. trapped under a dresser for nearly four days. how an oregon woman was registration -- was rescued
. >> but an advisor to president obama's campaign says this is not a political move. he says it's a reaction to republican failure to pass the dream act which romney said he's against. >>> china joined the elite space program early this morning. the spacecraft which carries a crew of three including the first woman in space docked with an unmanned space laboratory. it makes the first to have a piloted spacecraft dock with another craft in space. the u.s. did it 46 years ago. the...
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and it may be the tough thing to do politically but it's not the right thing for our security. it is not the right thing for our children. [applauds] [applauds]. >> now this progress, and the potential in office remind us of what is possible and not just with the force of arms but our commitment to peace, that is what keeps us strong and makes us a beacon to the world. and it will continue so long as i am president of the united states. and that spirit, not just what we can criticize or tear down, what we can build together, that is what brings me here today because it is long passed time to fix our broken immigration system. [applauds] [applauds] >> reporter: and this was a big day for a lot of people who came down to see the president, many of them waited to get through security and they are glad the president is pushing forward on immigration. hundreds of people lined up early this morning, tickets in hand waiting to see president barack obama in person after passing through tight security, guests made their way through the gym at the betty young center and he is calling on
and it may be the tough thing to do politically but it's not the right thing for our security. it is not the right thing for our children. [applauds] [applauds]. >> now this progress, and the potential in office remind us of what is possible and not just with the force of arms but our commitment to peace, that is what keeps us strong and makes us a beacon to the world. and it will continue so long as i am president of the united states. and that spirit, not just what we can criticize or...
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obama travels to los angeles for two more political fundraisers. if only our federal budget was as fiscally sound as political campaigns. reporting live at sfo, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right. thank you, kraig. here is the president's schedule for the rest of the day. after the town hall meeting in reno about 90 minutes from now the president flies back to california to los angeles arriving at 2:45 p.m. this evening at 5:30 mr. obama will speak at a democratic event. after that he has another appearance at the tavern restaurant. we'll have more on the president's trip through the west coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. you can also go to ktvu.com and see more clips from the president's fundraiser events last night. >>> this week some customers of pg&e will find a warning in their mailboxes. anyone who lives within a few blocks living near the pipeline will get a letter telling them what to do if they smell a leak or hear hissing or whistling roaring sounds from underground. livermore and fremont each have multiple sites with
obama travels to los angeles for two more political fundraisers. if only our federal budget was as fiscally sound as political campaigns. reporting live at sfo, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right. thank you, kraig. here is the president's schedule for the rest of the day. after the town hall meeting in reno about 90 minutes from now the president flies back to california to los angeles arriving at 2:45 p.m. this evening at 5:30 mr. obama will speak at a democratic event....
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the dinner is a light hearted bipartisan political tradition. it raised funds for roman catholic programs in new york. >>> tuesday's debate intensified the battle for women's votes. there was a beener put together by a massachusetts nonpartisan women's coalition. >> after governor romney was elected, we worked really hard to vet qualified women candidates. there were hundreds of resumes that we put together and disstrutted and gave to the administration. >> president obama held a lead with political women vote nears polls but some surveys say romney was gain ground prior to the debate. >>> the police agency may turn to outside agencies to deal with staffing shortages according to the oakland try buehne. the department is getting by with requiring officers to work overtime. a police academy is underway now and two more are planned but until recruits graduate the city is considering paying sheriff's deputies and highway patrol officers for several months. >> there are inquiries made from oakland regarding the sheriff's office supplement some patro
the dinner is a light hearted bipartisan political tradition. it raised funds for roman catholic programs in new york. >>> tuesday's debate intensified the battle for women's votes. there was a beener put together by a massachusetts nonpartisan women's coalition. >> after governor romney was elected, we worked really hard to vet qualified women candidates. there were hundreds of resumes that we put together and disstrutted and gave to the administration. >> president obama...
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obama taking part in a bilateral meeting with chinese president ping at the summit. it's their responsibility to take action even as heavy smog hung over many places in china today. >> united states and china come here with a competition, let's meet in paris agreement including moving toward a low carbon global economy of this century. >> paris hosting the summit two weeks after islamic extremists staged a series of coordinated attacks across the city. president obama says parisian commitment to the gathering is a rejection to those who tear down our world. >> we salute the people of paris for insisting this crucial conference go on. an act of defiance that proves nothing will deter us from building the future we want for our children. >> the goal here is to come up with a collective agreement by december 11th. traveling with the president in paris, france, kevin cork fox news. >>> president obama is also scheduled to meet with russian president putin on the sideline of the summit. expecting to discuss the unrest in syria and unrest in ukraine. >>> william porter is
obama taking part in a bilateral meeting with chinese president ping at the summit. it's their responsibility to take action even as heavy smog hung over many places in china today. >> united states and china come here with a competition, let's meet in paris agreement including moving toward a low carbon global economy of this century. >> paris hosting the summit two weeks after islamic extremists staged a series of coordinated attacks across the city. president obama says parisian...
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it shows the prospects of president obama winning a state may be determined by how gas prices are there. more than 80% of states with prices above the national average voted for mr. obama in 2008. those states include california, illinois and new york. 20 of the 22 states that voted against president obama have gas prices that fall below the national average. that's wyoming, montana, oklahoma and utah. >>> a lot of those that come to us never held a golf club and never have been on a golf course. >> see who is reaching out to have some have a new experience. >>> and steve paulson will be up next to give you specifics on when you should have the umbrella out next some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] >>> the chp is searching for the driver who caused this messy scene at 75th avenue in oakland. a runaway pickup truck smashed into a fire hydrant sending water shooting high into the air. the crash happened shortly after 2:00 a.m. the chp was first on the scene quickly followed by oakland f
it shows the prospects of president obama winning a state may be determined by how gas prices are there. more than 80% of states with prices above the national average voted for mr. obama in 2008. those states include california, illinois and new york. 20 of the 22 states that voted against president obama have gas prices that fall below the national average. that's wyoming, montana, oklahoma and utah. >>> a lot of those that come to us never held a golf club and never have been on a...
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the white house acknowledges that the president is concerned about losing the political came he's invested. >> that's certainly true, but the president's priority and the president's motivation, is rooted in looking now, interest of the 22 million americans whose healthcare would be take been away if republicans repeal the affordable care act. >> reporter: but the republicans pledging for years to repeal oakland -- obamacare, are pledging to act fast. >> this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. this is the kind of thing that most of us only dreamed about. i know,, because i used to dream about this a lot. reporter: but republican lawmakers against ryan's wishes voted to largely defang the office of congressional ethics. president-elect trump tweeted: the message apparently heard loud and clear. the house republicans quickly backed off. and we also learned approach donald trump's twitter account yesterday that next week on january 11th, he'll have his first big press conference since being elected president, a day after president obama is scheduled to deliver his fair well address in chica
the white house acknowledges that the president is concerned about losing the political came he's invested. >> that's certainly true, but the president's priority and the president's motivation, is rooted in looking now, interest of the 22 million americans whose healthcare would be take been away if republicans repeal the affordable care act. >> reporter: but the republicans pledging for years to repeal oakland -- obamacare, are pledging to act fast. >> this is a once in a...
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because we are not as divided as our politics suggests. >> president obama prepares for another four years in the white house after a decisive victory. stay with us.
because we are not as divided as our politics suggests. >> president obama prepares for another four years in the white house after a decisive victory. stay with us.
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for political prisoners. they voiced support for army private bradley manning that is accused of leaking military secrets and facing life in prison. they also marched to the federal building and oakland police headquarters. we watched that yesterday in san francisco hundreds of people marched through the financial district. they descended on the merchant exchange building where wells fargo shareholder meeting was taking place. 14 protestors gained access but they were taken out. >> this is the epiphany of the 1% i fusing to hear the legitimate concerns of their share holding members and of the 99%. >> on the street 9 pest were arrested for trespassing and resisting arrest. during the meeting wells fargo stock -- >>> two soldiers that met on a tour of duty in south korea will soon walk down the aisle. the mother of sergeant jared greeted him at san francisco international airport yesterday. she also met her future daughter-in-law for the first time. >> she was one of my soldiers. i taught her how to be a helic
for political prisoners. they voiced support for army private bradley manning that is accused of leaking military secrets and facing life in prison. they also marched to the federal building and oakland police headquarters. we watched that yesterday in san francisco hundreds of people marched through the financial district. they descended on the merchant exchange building where wells fargo shareholder meeting was taking place. 14 protestors gained access but they were taken out. >> this...